rORTLAXD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. L '0. I..fr47.
HEAVY
DOWNPOUR
DOES BIG
E
Rainfall in Two Days Is
5.69 Inches.
RISE OF RIYER IS CERTAIN
Danger Stage of 15 Feet to Be
Reached by Tomorrow.
RAILROADS WASHED OUT
(.nnllirrn Pacific TMverta Trains to
West Side Line Suburban t'Aec
trie Lines Hare Worst
Trouble In History.
TRATX sr.RVtrf: ox WUTKKRN
PA111C ASM UH.
All trmtn sarvlce on the Routhra
Pacific, with tha sxptton of the
Sbaata IJmlted. was annulled lata
Bfct night.
Tha northbound Shasta, doa bar
at 2 SO yeatarday afi.moon. la ex
pected to arrlva per over the West
fide I:ne at 4 o'clock this morning.
Tbe southbound Shasta, dna hara
at IM P. ta atlll held north of
KldsefleM. WasV. bot will likely ba
released In tlma to ntar Portland
and atari for California Iras thaa 13
hours lata.
Train service Is Impaired, streetcar
traffic Is demoralized, navigation In
terests are threatened, property Is en
dangered, streets are flooded, base
ments are filled with water, sewers are
broken, telephone and telegraph serv
ice la crippled and homes are made des
olate as the result of the continuous
downpour of rain In Portland and Im
mediate vicinity the past 4 hours.
The total precipitation from the time
the rainfall started, at S:60 Tuesday
morning, until 7:40 last night, at which
tour the Portland weather bureau took
Its last sounding, was S.ti Inches.
4.10 Inches Kelt in CI Honrs.
In the S4 hours ended at 5 P. M. yes
terday the fall was 4.10 Inches. - This
Is the heaviest 24-hour rainfall since
January I and C. 1831. when a fail of
(It Inches occurred. On recember II
and U. MS:. a 24-hour rainfall of 7 44
Inches wa recorded and with these two
txceptlons the rainfall for the 24-hour
pelrod ended at 6 o'clock last night
was the heaviest since the weather
bureau was established In this city In
1179.
The greatest rainfall In two consec
utlve days also was December 11 and
U. 1SS2. the precipitation from 11 P.
af.. December 11. to 11 P. M.. Decern
ber 13. being 10.7S Inches. The present
storm Is not likely to approach that
record.
rltrlct Forecaster Beats predicted
last night that the rainfall will con
tinue) today but with less volume than
during the past two days. He does not
expect the precipitation of the next
few days to produce a flood. The out
look for a steady downpour la not
threatening.
However, the greatest danger Is from
the certain rise in the river. The river
has been rising at the rate of four
Inches an hour since early yesterday
morning and will continue to rise dur
ing the next two days. It will reach
stage of 13 feet In Portland this
morning and IS feet by tomorrow aft
ernoon or Saturday. At 6 P. M. yes
terday It was 7.1 feet In Portland, a
rise of S.t feet In eight hours.
Cellars May Be Kkxxled.
As IS feet Is the danger stage In
Portland, it Is probable that the lower
docks and cellars on Front street will
be flooded tonight or tomorrow. Per
sons having property likely to be dam
aged by a IS-foot river are warned to
take steps to protect It.
Conditions are such as to preclude the
probability of a record-breaking rise
In the river. The high water mark was
reached on February S. 1850. at IS. 7
feet. On February 7. 1SS1. It was 33.1
feet- The most recent flood record was
:i.S feet on February 8. 1S07. The
famous flood of June 1194. was not
caused by rainfall but by melting snow.
causing the Columbia to "back water"
Into the lowlands along Its banks and
those of the lower Willamette.
Danger from the river la augmented
by the snow that lay on the foothills
and bottom lands before the rain be
gan. Several Inches of snow covered
the Coast Range when the warm wea
ther broke. The depth In the Cascades
exceeded that. The streams now have
to carry the present rainfall, as well
as the melting snow. As the Columbia
Is comparatively low It will carry all
the water emptied Into It by the Wll-
rrnta and there Is no danger of back
water from that source.
Portland seems to be the center of
the storm area. Reports received at
the Weather Bureau all day yesterday
Indicate that the precipitation was
heaviest In tha Immediate vicinity of
this city. The Willamette Valley suf
fered more than did the Columbia wa
tershed and the Puget Sound country,
although the rainfall In both those sec
tions was sufficient to cause damage
by dirt and rock slides along the rail
roads.
Because) the flood has not been gen
eral In the Fpper Willamette Valley
DIG
ACeaelvUed aa 'ae a.
16 MEN IN SINKING
CRAFT OFF BLANCO
SCHOONER LAKME WRECKED,
LIFEBOAT DASHED TO PIECES.
Wireless Ruf.hes Three Steamers to
Aid of Vessel, but Rescue Is Im
,poflble In Raging Sea.
MARSIIFIELP. Or.. Jan. It. (Via
Wireless to Seattle.) Sixteen men
seem doomed to death on' the steam
schooner Lakme. lumber laden, which
la drifting helplessly toward Cape
Blanco In one of the fiercest hurricanes
known to the Coast.
Wireless messages from the Im
periled craft to Cape Blanco rushed the
Standard Oil tank ateam Asuncion, the
Dassenser stesmer Watson and the
steamer Argyll to Its aid. but rescue of
the captain and-crew of 15 Is impos
sible In the face of the driving gaie
and waves that tower mountain high.
The Lakme attempted to put out a
lifeboat, but the frail craft was smashed
against the side of the steamer ojr
hurtling waves. Then a line was
passed successfully from the sinking
schooner to the steamer Aatson. nui
before any of the crew could leave the
hawser parted.
The steamer Asuncion then left the
scene of danger, but the Nation ana
Argyll are standing by. although they
hve abandoned all hope of saving the
crew.
The Lakme was bound for San rran-
cieco from Coos Bay- with a cargo of
lumber. The vessel became water
logged yesterday and early this morn
ing Its plight was most perilous.
The wireless operator sent signals or
distress to Cape Blanco and from that
point the signal, "a O. S." was dis
patched to all vessels within hearing,
rushing three vessels to the aid of the
Lakme.
The last wireless report from the res
cuing steamers said that the Lakme'a
cargo was being thrown overboard and
that preparations were under way to
make a second desperate attempt to
launch a lifeboat in the raging sea.
The Lakme Is in command of Captain
Malmgren.
GIRL'S INJURIES AVENGED
IVirn.l Thrashes Man Who Threw
Hot Water on Her; Pyi Fine.
M ED FORD. Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.)
Under the Impression that the proper
uthorltlee were not taking sufficient
Interest In the scalding of Miss M. L.
Smith bv William de Boboam in me
latter home at Jacksonville. imam
Cook, of that place, today found De
Roboam and thrashed him. then went
voluntarily before Justice of the Peace
H. G. Dox. told his story and paid
fine.
.Mine Smith, who waa confined to the
Southern Oregon Hospital for several
weeks following the scalding, has re
fused to prosecute De Roboam, saying
that he did not know that the watir
was hot when he threw It on her. She
brtv cnn.i havinsr to undergo a
painful skin grafting operation aa al
most all the flesh was peeled from her
back and hands by the deluge of scald
Ins water. Notwithstanding the girl's
protests and the fact that he has
reived minlshment at the hands nr
rook. n Roboam will be made to teu
bis story of the affair by District At
torney B. F. Mulkey.
S5 EGG NOW PRIZE CHICK
isolation of Blue Ribbon Pullet
Takes Place In Eight Months.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 1.
Special.) From a SS egg In June to
blue ribbon winning White w yan-
dotte pullet In January Is tha record of
chicken owned by Dr. H. A. Loun-
agln. of Pomeroy. who has an exhibit
the Walla Walla Valley Poultry
Show. The pullet was awarded the
rst prise this morning.
In June Dr. Loundagln purchased one
gg at the coat of 15. The egg was
set and hatched in due time and aa a
result Dr. Loundagln has a fowl that
scored 4H. Judges Dixon and Col
or both agree that this Is the best-
ooped show that they ever saw on
the Pacific Coast.
MORE SCHOOL DAYS ADDED
BUI Would Abolish Holidays, So Far
as Pupils Are Concerned.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or- Jan. It.
(Special.) Representative Neunera
standing among the school children of
the state will depreciate about 100 per
cent If the bill be Introduced In tha
House today becomes a law. The meas
ure proposes to abolish all school holt
days. In this It does not even except
Washington's birthday or Arbor day.
It provides, however, that on these two
days exercises appropriate to the occa
sion shall be held In the schools.
Provision is made that general elec
tion or primary day. where the-teacher
Is a legal voter, school may be, closed
at 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon to en
able the teacher to vote.
DRIVERS WHO DRINK TABOO
Washington Senator Also Opposes
Oysters In Foreign Shells.
OLTMPIA. Jan. 18. Among the bills
Introduced in the Senate today are
measures providing for the licensing
of automobile drivers and making it a
misdemeanor for an Intoxicated' person
to drive a machine.
War on Eastern oysters has been
started by the. introduction of a bill
which makes It a misdemeanor to sell
oysters on the half shell, unless the
oyster owns the shell.
BORAH'S REPORT IS
HOVELTO SENATE
Popular Election Reso
lution First Made.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ACTS
Favorable Recommendation
Made and Speeches Follow.
VOTE IS NOT EXPECTED
Idaho Man s Report Points Ont
Clearly Reasons Why it Is Ad
vlsable to Change Method
of Electing; Senators.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 18. .Never, until Senator
Borah, of Idaho, made a favorable, re
port from the committee on Judiciary
tew days ago, has the United States
Senate had before it for. action a Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the Federal Constitution providing for
the popular election of Senators. Time
and again this subject has been discussed
In the Senate, but never with a resolution
of this character pending.
While there appears to be no prospect
whatever that the Senate, before March
4, will vote upon the pending resolution,
there will be a number of speeches In
Its favor, and the progress made this
session will be a stepping stone toward
further action In the 2d Congress.
In past Congresses, resolutions propos
ing such an amendment to the Constitu
tion have passed the House of Repre
sentatives, and similar resolutions have
been Introduced In the Senate, but never
have any of them. In the past, been
favorably acted ,upon by a committee of
the Senate. Now. however, with senti
ment In favor of the popular election of
Senators spreading from- one end of the
country to the other, the friends of the
proposed change have determined to force
action, and. the report made by Senator
Borah Is the start In that direction.
Vote May Be Reached.
This resolution, having been favorably
reported, another favorable report prob
ably can be secured early In the next
Congress, and If the fight starts early
enough. It Is quite possible that a vote
may be reached In the Senate during the
next long session. The vote may or may
not be favorable, but It may be set down
for a fact that If this resolution once
passea the Senate, It will go through the
House In a hurry, and the Legislatures
of the respective states will then have
opportunity to vote upon this much-discussed
change.
The report made by Senator Borah
points out concisely the reasons why It
Is advisable to change the manner of
electing Senators, and while no specific
reference Is made. It Is understood from
the text that the pending Lorlraer case
Is to be depended upon as one of the
strongest arguments In support of the
resolution.
Report Is Reviewed.
From the report of Senator Borah th
following extracts ere taken:
It has (been urged that If the method
of electing Senators Is chsnged then we
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THE OREGONIAN'S ESTAB
LISHMENT. The Oregonian, which a half
century ago was. printed on a
small hand press, now possesses
one of the. most modern news
paper plants in the United
States. An interesting; page in
the Fiftieth Anniversary Edi
tion, to be printed February 4,
will be filled with pictures
showing busy scenes in the vari
ous departments of this news
paper. Especially to those un
familiar with the establishment
of a metropolitan newspaper,
will this page be of interest.
Although the Anniversary
Edition will be much larger
than previous special numbers,
which have usually been pub
lished on January 1, there will
be no increase in price. The An
niversary Edition will be sold
for 5 cents a copy.
All persons desiring extra
copies of this number, which
will contain more than 100
pages, should send in their or
ders now. An immense edition
will be printed, but the demand
will be so large that, to be ab
solutely sure of getting as many
copies as desired, orders 6hould
be placed at once.
The postage on the Anniver
sary Edition will be 7 cents in
the United States, Canada,
Mexico and the Island posses
sions; 14 cents to all other
countries.
BIGAMIST BARBER PLEADS
No Compromise for Him When Wife
No. 1 Sees o. 2 With Spouse.
EVERETT. Wash., Jan. 18. (Special.)
James B. Dyson, a barber of Snohomish,
was held to the Superior Court today in
the sum of $1000, on a charge of bigamy
preferred by his first wife, who says.she
married him March 11, 1907, at Lents, Or.,
and had"- never been divorced from him,
although she left him four months after
marriage apd "has made her home with
her parents.
Dyson admitted on the stand that he
married Rose. Ernst, in Tacoma, since
his marriage to the first Mrs. Dyson.
Mrs. Dyson suddenly appeared at Sno
homish last night and found that Dyson
had been living with a comely young
woman. This forenoon an effort was
made by Dyson to arrange matters by
giving his wife a certain sum of money
and alimony, upon condition that she sue
for a divorce and drop the bigamy prose
cution. Wife No. 2 la said to
have had a "brain .storm" when
she learned of wife No. L and Dy
son will have her on his trail also. It
Is said they met at the Alaska-Yukon
Exposition and it was a case of love at
first sight. -
LEGISLATORS ARE GUESTS
Salem Board of Trade Bines Solons
at New Hotel Marlon.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 18. (Special.)
Members of the Legislature and promt-;
nent visitors were entertained by the
Salem Board of Trade tonight at the
Hotel Marlon, the purpose of the ban
quet being to gain a better, feeling
between the legislators and Marlon
County and to offer the visitors a
formal Introduction to the new hotel.
More than 250 were in attendance.
Toasts were responded to by Justice
McBrlde, Judge P. H. D'Arcy, William
Hansen, Mayor Louis Lachmund,
Colonel E. Hofer and J. H. Ackerman.
of Salem; Edgar B. Piper, Seneca
Fouts and D. C. Lively, of Portland;
John P. Rusk, Speaker of the House;
F. W. Jobleman. "Astoria, and .Mr. Der
by, of Hood River.
MANY VOTES SOLD
E
Grand Jury Lifts Lid to
See Rank Corruption.
MONEY BAIT FOR FOREIGNERS
Over 500 Bought Votes in Dan
ville Alone in 1910.
COLORED VOTE IN MARKET
Buyers of Votes, Assured of Immu
nity, Rejoice at Inquiry Which Is
Likely to AWect 3500 Men,.
Surpassing Ohio Crimes.
DANVILLE, 111.. Jan. 18. (Special.)
Vermilion County, the home of
Speaker Cannon, is at the present
standing directly over a seething, hiss
ing volcano, which threatens to erupt
at any moment and blow the whole
political machinery of the district Into'
shreds. The "volcano" Is personified
In 23 grand Jurymen who are sitting"
In session In the Courthouse here.
Under their sworn oath, these men
are to lrfvestlgate the wholesale buy
ing and selling of votes In the county.
It takes but a single rift In the thin
cru"st that now overlies the surface
and an election fraud scandal far
overshadowing 'the Adams County,
Ohio, sensation will be bared.
Sitnation Is Serious.
Everywhere among politicians and
business, men, the situation is re
garded as more than serious.' No one
denies that elections In Danville and
In the county for years have been lit
tle more than farces. In Danville
alone, the "bought vote" in the' last
election was more than 500, While an
other 1000 might be added for outside
townships. 3500 votes In all.
The colored vote is switched by
money like leaves In a wind. The for
eign miners are led to .the polls with
money as their bait. .
Conditions at the Soldiers' Home also
need investigation, it is said. Foreman
Woodyard fully realizes the great task
that lies before the grand Jury. When
Circuit Judge R. E. Ximbrough de
livered his instructions he told the
Inquisitorial body that It must act as
It saw fit In the Inquiry Independent
of further instructions by the court
and without direction from State s
Attorney Lewman. .
100 Witnesses Sought.
The grand Jury proposes to issue 100
subpenas at once for witnesses who
are said to have knowledge of "bought
votes."
The elections subject to inquiry are
the primary of September IS. 1910. and
the regular election of November 8,
1910, In which Joseph G. Cannon was
re-elected. The Ministerial Associa
tion of Danville has taken a hand and
Is said to have furnished a list of vote-
buyers to the state's attorney. The
evidence includes the towns of West-
ville. Grass Creek, Belgium and Ridge
Farm and charges are declared to be
(Concluded on Page 4.)
NGAI.N0N
S
FOUR BOYS HOLD
UP GIRL IN STORE
SAX FRAXCISCO TOUXGSTERS
ROB CHILD OF 14 YEARS.
While Two Hold Her, Others Empty
Till Stolen Money Is Spent
at Bathhouse.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. (Special.)
Four boys, who have confessed to
holding up and robbing a 14-year-old
girl, while she was In charge of her
father's grocery, were arrested early
this morning and are being held at the
Juvenile Detention Home. They are
Derwood Weaver, Martin Herman, Da
vid Lefkewltz, each 16 years old, and
Abe Lefkewltz, 15 years.
The young victim of the boy foot
pads is Annie Holden, daughter of
John Holden, who keeps a store at 125
San Carlos avenue.
Little Annie Holden was alone in the
store when four boys entered. They
cautioned the girl not to make an out
cry. Two of the boys held the girl
while the other two rifled the till, tak
ing $2.15.
After the youths had departed the
girl gave the alarm of robbery and a
search was made for the boys. They
were found on Bryant street this morn
ing by Policemen Louis Cornelius and
Leo Bunner and taken to the Central
police station.
The youths readily admitted having
participated In the holdup and said
that they had gone to the Lurllne baths
immediately after the robbery and had
spent the money there. They declared
that Abe Lefkewltz had planned the
robbery. David Lefkewltz and Martin
Herman admitted holding the girl, while
the other two lads confessed to robbing
the till.
MAROONED JTOURISTS SUE
Road Manager Declines toPay Ho
tel Bills When Train Stalls.
RENO, Nev., Jan. 18. (Special.) A
suit for damages against the Nevada-
Callfornla-Oregon Company Is to be In
stituted by nine passengers who were
marooned by the snow storm in one of
the trains of the company on the Mad
eline Plains. The railroad is charged
with negligence by the passengers,
who, upon reaching Reno last night.
placed their case in the hands of an
attorney.
The marooned train left Alturas Sat
urday morning and, besides the coaches,
carried eight carloads of cattle. At
Termo, 50 miles from Alturas. the train
froza to the track Saturday evenlngi
the crew started to Amtdee for oil and
water, but the engine went dead.
A relief engine finally took the pas
sengers to Madeline and .they were to
start for Reno Sunday. Manager Dun
away countermanded the order and also
refused to pay hotel expenses. Hay
was fed to the cattle, but exposure
killed two of them. The cattle were
owned by Miller & Lux.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49
degrees; minimum. 35 degrees
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southwesterly
winds.
Legislature.
Senate passes Income tax resolution. Page 6.
United States Senator Bourne is excoriated
on floor of Oregon Senate. Pag? 1.
Seattle Representative proposes to divide
Washington Into five Congressional dli
trlcts. Page 7.
1 National.
Keport or Senator Carters Irrigation com
mittee is farce. Page 5.
Burrows and Borah speak on opposite sides
oC Lorlmer case. Page 5.
Portland suffers by Senate subcommittee's
plan to drop new project amendments to
river and naroor bin. Page '.
Borah's report favoring popular election of
Senators unique In foenate. Page 1.
Interstate Commission will suspend advance
In Western rates; labor indorses advance.
Page 4.
Gold and silver production in Oregon sta
tionary. Page 13
Politics.
New York Senatorial deadlock continues and
talk is o compromise candidate. Page 2.
Both Smith and Woodrow Wilson seem
likely to be defeated in New Jersey.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Four boys hold up 14-year-old girl in charge
of store. Page 1. -
Evelyn Arthur See says he Is prophet
through whom spirit speaks; mob gath
ers at trial. Page 3.
Dynamite explosion In Keating mine, near
Helena. Mont., kills s. possibly 8. men.
Page 3.
Ely in airship lands on deck of warship;
feat Is first of kind. Page 3.
Mrs. Schenk collapses during trial for poi
soning. Page 4.
Grand Jury in Cannon's county in Illinois
Investigates wholesale selling of votes.
Page 1.
Hebrews decide to hold next conference in
Cincinnati in 1U13. Paje 0.
Sports.
AfcCredle gets pitcher Lamline to replace
Gregg. Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
White woman marries Chinaman at Vancou
ver. Page 7.
Pacific Highway Association In sessslon at
Olympia Indorses international road from
Canada down coast. Page S.
Steam schooner Lakme sinking oft Cape
Blanco; 36 men seem doomed to death
though two steamers stand by. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Local wheat steady on small transactions.
Page 19.
Poor flour trade in East depresses wheat at
Chicago. Page lu.
Record -breaking sales in New York hond
market. Page 19.
Good cattle demand at Portland stockyards.
Pago 18.
Travel by steamers beyond Oregon City
locks is blocked by flood. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Bay City probable terminus of 1 Tillamook
line. Page 12.
Technical arguments consume day in Rosen
berg case. Page 18.
Oregon cities cannot hold special elections
under local option law. Page 12.
Heavy rainfall does much damage; Willam
ette is rising rapidly. Page 1.
Dr. Wetherbee gives outline of Architect
Bennett's "City Beautiful" plan in ad
dress before Civic Improvement League.
Page 14.
Eastern women want to marry Oregon men.
Page 14.
Portland Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation is second largest iu world.
Page 14. . i
DERIDED
ON SENATE FLOOR
'Blatherskite 'Pirate'
Are Terms Used.
OREGON SYSTEM IS SCORNED
Malarkey Hails Him "Mentally
and Morally Unfit."1
KELLAHER INTRIGUE SEEN
Portland Lawmaker Accused of Jug
glery in I'rging Resolution.
Bowerman Refers to Ilold-Up
Session in Sharp Speech.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 18.
(Special.) Riddled by invective in
the State Senate this afternoon, Jonath
an Bourne, Jr., United States Senator,
was hailed by Carson, of Marlon, as
"the most picturesque political pirate
and blatant blatherskite that ever came
to the State of Oregon;" was made the
object of Bowerman's biting sarcasm;
was termed "mentally and morally un
fit" by Malarkey and held up to ridi
cule by many of the other Senators.
Not a word was raised in his defense.
The attack grew out of a resolution
Introduced several days ago by Kel
laher in which Oregon is declared tc
have "the best system of governmenl
In the world." The resolution was de
feated by a divided House.
Not for many sessions has there been
such a sensational meeting in the Sen
ate and practically all day war clouds
hovered over Kellaher's resolution and
Jonathan Bourne.
Intrigue by Kellaher Alleged.
Kellaher was accused of holding ur,
the report of the resolutions committee
until he could secure the services of a
stenographer to place all of the Sena
tors on record In expressing theii
views' on the resolution.
Many of the lawmakers were open !n
their assertion to the effect, declaring
that the sole purpose of putting the
resolution up to the Senate was po
litical, that it was an attempt to olace '
some of the Senators "In a hole," as
Nottingham expressed it, and they kc
cused Kellaher of exercising political
Jugglery in this respect.
Malarkey endeavored to obtain an
amendment to the resolution, striking
out reference to the Oregon system as
being the best in the world, and replace
it by a statement to the effect that the
Legislature commends the Oregon sys
tem to other states.. ,
'"I don't wish to vote on a resolution
that will bring odium upon the state,"
declared Malarkey, after e had spent,
several minutes in recounting his ef
forts to aid in the adoption of the
initiative, referendum, recall and other
progressive laws. "The men who In
sist on the passage of this resolution
are not real friends of the system. I
say to you, who are constrained to have
this settled one 'way or another, that
you are Insincere. Are you not traitors
to the system, when you take the atti
tude that you do now?"
Bourne Ad. Is Seen.
Nottingham declared that he could
not believe the resolution was Intro
duced for the benefit of any other state
in the Union.
"It was done for political advertising
and for another reason it was 'intro
duced to put some of us 'in a hole.' I
think voting favorable on such a reso-,
lution would be degrading ourselves
and prostituting our offices. I believe
It is another one of the schemes, adopt
ed by one of our high officers, as you
know who is one of the worst machine
politicians in the state, to advertise
himself as the great 'I am." He is ad
vertising himself as the author of
statement No. 1, as the author of this
system of government In Oregon, and
the resolution, I believe, was framed.
for his benefit. I don't believe in play
ing to the galleries, and furthermore.
I don't believe that the author ot tna
resolution had good intentions in in
troducing it."
Bowerman Reviles Bourne.
MeCulloch of Baker declared that as
member of the minority party, he
would stand by the resolution as it
stood. Following MeCulloch, Bower
man made the most striking speech of
the day, ridiculing Bourne. Bowerman
said in part:
"Mr. President, there is one person In
the land who is the chief product or
the so-called Oregon system, and he Is
likewise the chief beneficiary of It, and
would respectfully ask that before
this resolution is passed and before it
is sent to the several legislatures in
other states, that our senior senator at
Washington be attached to It as exhibit
A, together with a full statement of ail
his views and convictions, both publfo
and private, and a detailed and truthful
statement of the things he did In Ore
gon before he was"lected to the Sen.
ate and of the things he has failed to
do for this state since his election.
."Hold-t'p" Session Recalled.
I would request that the history of
the notorious holdup session In 1897
and the lewdness and corruption pro
moted and brought on by him; all the
pergonal debauchery brought about and
procured by him in the Eldrldge block,
and all the bribery and corruption par-
(Concluded on Page 6.) .